Beenleigh flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Beenleigh
(Logan City, QLD) - 7.75 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
7.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Beenleigh's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Beenleigh properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 4,972 Beenleigh properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 4,972 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Beenleigh.
Beenleigh flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 4,972 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Beenleigh; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
554 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 451
- Historic Flood 2017: 423
- Historic Flood 2022: 413
Mapped overland flow
2,030 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 2,030
Source: Logan City Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Beenleigh at a glance
Schools in and near Beenleigh
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
2 schools providing primary years and 3 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Beenleigh is zoned
Selling in Beenleigh? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 7.75 km², Beenleigh is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 56% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 21% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 709 m² across 4,386 parcels.
Who lives in Beenleigh
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Beenleigh suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 856, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Beenleigh's 8,425 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Beenleigh, the wider ABS statistical area containing Beenleigh. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Beenleigh itself.
7,800 in 2001 to 9,004 in 2025, up 15%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Beenleigh property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Beenleigh, the wider statistical area containing Beenleigh. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 155 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 116 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.
Beenleigh data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Beenleigh address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Published flood models are held over parts of Beenleigh. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Beenleigh lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Beenleigh planning - frequently asked
Is Beenleigh flood-prone?
About 56% of Beenleigh falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Across the suburb, 36% of the 4,972 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 578 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Beenleigh bushfire-prone?
Around 21% of Beenleigh is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%.
What is the zoning in Beenleigh?
The dominant planning zone in Beenleigh is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Recreation and Open Space and Centre.
Does Beenleigh have heritage-listed places?
Beenleigh has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Beenleigh hilly or flat?
Beenleigh is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 8% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 6 m to 67 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Beenleigh?
Across 4,386 surveyed parcels in Beenleigh, the median lot size is about 709 m². There are also 469 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Beenleigh have a train station?
Yes - Beenleigh has 2 train stations: Beenleigh station, Holmview station. It is also served by 45 bus stops.
What is the population of Beenleigh?
At the 2021 Census Beenleigh had 8,425 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Beenleigh statistical area, which contains Beenleigh, went from 7,800 people in 2001 to 9,004 in 2025, up 15%.
Is Beenleigh an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Beenleigh scores 856 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Beenleigh?
Median household income in Beenleigh was $1,155 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,924 for the typical suburb in Logan City. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,387 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Warren Park | 2.3 km | 55% | 20% |
| Holmview | 2.4 km | 32% | 70% |
| Eagleby | 2.6 km | 77% | 27% |
| Edens Landing | 2.7 km | 39% | 21% |
| Loganholme | 3.4 km | 87% | 34% |
| Bahrs Scrub | 3.5 km | 27% | 90% |
| Windaroo | 3.6 km | 73% | 5% |
| Bethania | 4.4 km | 88% | 13% |
| Yatala Gold Coast City |
4.8 km | 28% | 53% |
| Bannockburn | 5.2 km | 74% | 59% |